Property Maintenance in Cherokee County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Cherokee County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Cherokee County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Cherokee County defines a lengthy list of structural, wiring, and utility defects that make a building legally unfit for human habitation, drawing on the county's O.C.G.A. § 41-2-7 authority to repair, close, or demolish blighted structures.
Cherokee County Unfit Dwelling Rules
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Code of Ordinances § 14-121
Sec. 14-121. - Unfit dwellings and buildings defined. Any dwelling or building which has any or all of the following defects shall be deemed unfit for human habitation: (1) Any dwelling or building whose walls or vertical members list, lean or buckle to such an extent that a plumb line suspended from the top edge of such member shall fall outside of a distance from the edge equal to one-third o...
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